Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Role Module

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

5.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2022-42114: 0.59% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 48.37 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Role module's edit role assignees page in Liferay Roles Admin Web before 5.0.48 from Liferay Portal (7.4.0 through 7.4.3.36), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 37 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Published by the source

19 Oct 2022, 12:00 UTC

Last modified by the source

16 Jul 2025, 17:50 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-cmrw-cgfc-v6x2

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-42114

Advisory: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Role Module
IDs: CVE-2022-42114, GHSA-cmrw-cgfc-v6x2
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-42114 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.4.13.u37; com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web 5.0.48. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: affected >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13.u37; fixed in 7.4.13.u37
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web: affected < 5.0.48; fixed in 5.0.48

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmrw-cgfc-v6x2 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-cmrw-cgfc-v6x2 lists affected ranges: Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web >=0 =7.4.0 <7.4.13.u37)

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